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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 14 SW 58 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Limeworks at highfield farm |
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Summary
Dis. Chalk Pits With 3 Lime Kilns, rems of one standing
| Grid Reference: | TR 1133 4168 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR14SW |
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| Parish: | STOWTING, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHALK PIT (CHALK PIT, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- LIME KILN (LIME KILN, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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Pair of disused pits either side of the road at Highfield farm. That on the N. formerly had two lime likns and a lime burners cottage, all now destroyed. On the S. side an extant kiln has been filled and concreted over in farm yard but draw arch visible in shed below. (1) The two kilns on the north side were shown on the 1908 OS map, but not the other one (2)
<1> N/A, Site Visit by Kent SMR map (Bibliographic reference). SKE6450.
<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, OS 3rd ed map 1908 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: N/A. Site Visit by Kent SMR map. |
| <2> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. OS 3rd ed map 1908. |
